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the original iphone was network exclusive to AT&T in the USA, I don't think there are many corporate visionary geniuses there personally.
by throwaway2048 7y ago
the original iphone was network exclusive to AT&T in the USA, I don't think there are many corporate visionary geniuses there personally.
- downrightmike 7y agoYeah sorry, the reason this matters is that the ipod had just come out and he saw the next step was a phone.
- perl4ever 7y agoThe way I remember it was everyone was anticipating the Apple phone, but nobody knew what it would be. It wasn't like only visionaries had the concept. I remember (back when Cingular was a thing) seeing the iTunes phone in a store, and thinking "really? ok, I guess.." https://www.cultofmac.com/444315/apple-history-motorola-rokr-e1/ https://www.cultofmac.com/444315/apple-history-motorola-rokr... Now in restrospect, apparently the party line was it was a massive failure, because that's what everything is that isn't the largest success in history. But living through it, it seemed like just a headfake before the inevitable "real" Apple phone, and an early attempt at extending the iPod to a multifunction device.